Comment by shiroiushi
Comment by shiroiushi 2 days ago
>4. So much drama. Pray that your server doesn't shut down, because you can't import your posts elsewhere.
I would have thought a well-designed decentralized system would allow you to, for instance, download/export all your posts, and then import them all to a new server, in case you have to move servers for some reason.
The server-oriented aspect of Mastodon was the second-worst decision ever (the first one was the name). Mainstream social media doesn't ask you to pick a server (nor deal with the consequences of it going down), its replacement shouldn't either.